[h=1]Raiders drawing most interest in early betting for season win totals[/h]Ben FawkesESPN Staff Writer
The 2016 NFL schedule has officially been released, but bettors have already been working on next season's handicapping for several weeks. They've also been betting on season win totals.
CG Technology was the first to release season win totals for all 32 teams on Feb. 24, and the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots,Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks all opened with the highest win total at 10.5.
The Cleveland Browns (4.5), San Francisco 49ers (5) and Tennessee Titans (5.5) opened with the three lowest win totals and haven't moved off those numbers.
There has been a fair amount of action since late February, and seven teams have moved off of their opening number. Limits for bets right now are $1,000 and will be increased to $5,000 after the NFL draft.
The biggest movers from early sharp betting were the overs for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
"We were pretty bullish on the Raiders and opened them at 7, with -135 juice on the over," said Jason Simbal, vice president of race and sports at CG Technology. "The sharps laid that. We moved to 8, and they laid that as well. We're now at 8, with the juice at -140 to the over."
Jacksonville opened at 6 wins (-130 to over) and now sits at 6.5 (-155 to over). Simbal said their books also took several large bets on Jacksonville to win the AFC South, decreasing their odds from +600 to +360.
Other sharp bettors have taken the Baltimore Ravens over (moved from 7.5 to 8) and San Diego Chargers under (-120 to -160).
The public, not surprisingly, has been hitting the Green Bay and Carolina overs hard, moving the juice Carolina from 10.5 (even to -155) and Green Bay all the way to 11 wins.
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The 2016 NFL schedule has officially been released, but bettors have already been working on next season's handicapping for several weeks. They've also been betting on season win totals.
CG Technology was the first to release season win totals for all 32 teams on Feb. 24, and the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots,Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks all opened with the highest win total at 10.5.
The Cleveland Browns (4.5), San Francisco 49ers (5) and Tennessee Titans (5.5) opened with the three lowest win totals and haven't moved off those numbers.
There has been a fair amount of action since late February, and seven teams have moved off of their opening number. Limits for bets right now are $1,000 and will be increased to $5,000 after the NFL draft.
The biggest movers from early sharp betting were the overs for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
"We were pretty bullish on the Raiders and opened them at 7, with -135 juice on the over," said Jason Simbal, vice president of race and sports at CG Technology. "The sharps laid that. We moved to 8, and they laid that as well. We're now at 8, with the juice at -140 to the over."
Jacksonville opened at 6 wins (-130 to over) and now sits at 6.5 (-155 to over). Simbal said their books also took several large bets on Jacksonville to win the AFC South, decreasing their odds from +600 to +360.
Other sharp bettors have taken the Baltimore Ravens over (moved from 7.5 to 8) and San Diego Chargers under (-120 to -160).
The public, not surprisingly, has been hitting the Green Bay and Carolina overs hard, moving the juice Carolina from 10.5 (even to -155) and Green Bay all the way to 11 wins.
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| TEAM | OPEN | CURRENT |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 9.5 (-120 over) | 9.5 (-165 over) |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 (-135 over) |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7.5 (-125 under) | 8 (-125 under) |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 |
| Carolina Panthers | 10.5 (-130 under) | 10.5 (-155 over) |
| Chicago Bears | 6.5 (-120 over) | 7 (-135 over) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 9.5 | 9.5 (-120 over) |
| Cleveland Browns | 4.5 (-130 over) | 4.5 (-135 under) |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 (-125 under) | 9 (-145 under) |
| Denver Broncos | 9.5 (-120 under) | 9.5 (-125 over) |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 7 (-130 over) |
| Green Bay Packers | 10.5 | 11 (-120 under) |
| Houston Texans | 8 (-130 under) | 8 (-165 over) |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8.5 (-130 over) | 9 (-120 under) |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 (-130 over) | 6.5 (-155 over) |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 9 (-180 over) |
| Los Angeles Rams | (-130 over) | (-125 under) |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 (-125 under) | 7 (-135 over) |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 (-120 over) | 7 (-135 over) |
| New England Patriots | 10.5 (-120 over) | 10.5 (-155 over) |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 (-130 under) | 6.5 (-155 over) |
| New York Giants | 7.5 (-130 over) | 7.5 (-150 over) |
| New York Jets | 8 (-125 over) | 9 (-125 under) |
| Oakland Raiders | 7.5 (-135 over) | 8 (-140 over) |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10.5 (-125 under) | 10.5 (-125 under) |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 (-120 under) | 7 (-160 under) |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 (-120 over) | 5 (-145 over) |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10.5 (-125 over) | 10.5 (-145 over) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6.5 (-125 under) | 6.5 (-145 over) |
| Tennessee Titans | 5.5 (-130 over) | 5.5 |
| Washington Redskins | 7.5 (-120 over) | 7.5 (-130 over) |
| *Totals set by CG Technology |
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